Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party and also known colloquially as the Tories, is one of two main political parties in the United Kingdom, alongside its... Wikipedia

  • Leader:  Liz Truss
  • Lords Leader:  The Lord True
  • Chief Whips:  Wendy Morton (Commons), The Baroness Williams of Trafford (Lords)
  • Chairman:  Jake Berry
  • Chief Executive:  Mike Chattey (acting)
  • Founded:  1834, 187 years ago (original form), 1912, 109 years ago (current form)
  • Merger of:  Conservative Party, Liberal Unionist Party
  • Preceded by:  Tories
  • Headquarters:  Conservative Campaign Headquarters, 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1H 9HQ
  • Youth wing:  Young Conservatives
  • Women's wing:  Conservative Women's Organisation
  • Overseas wing:  Conservatives Abroad
  • LGBT wing:  LGBT+ Conservatives
  • Membership (2022):  172,437
  • Ideology:  Conservatism (British), Economic liberalism, British unionism
  • Political position:  Centre-right
  • European affiliation:  European Conservatives and Reformists Party
  • International affiliation:  International Democrat Union
  • Irish affiliation:  Ulster Unionist Party (1922–1972), Irish Unionist Alliance (1891–1922), Irish Conservative Party (1834–1891)
  • Colours:  Blue
  • Slogan:  "Build Back Better" (since 2020)
  • Governing body:  Conservative Party Board
  • Devolved or semi-autonomous branches:  London Conservatives, Scottish Conservatives, Welsh Conservatives, Northern Ireland Conservatives
  • Parliamentary party:  1922 Committee
  • House of Commons:  357 / 650
  • House of Lords:  50 / 100
  • Scottish Parliament:  31 / 129
  • Senedd:  16 / 60
  • Regional mayors [nb]:  2 / 10
  • London Assembly:  9 / 25
  • PCCs and PFCCs:  30 / 39
  • LA mayors:  2 / 16
  • Councillors [nb]:  6,777 / 19,171
  • Data Source:  DuckDuckGo